game face: hone your storytelling skills
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Product Camp Silicon Valley 2017Game Face: Hone Your Storytelling Skills
Brendon J. Wilsonwww.brendonwilson.com
Twitter: @brendonjwilsonHashtags: #SVPCamp #GameFace
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Why storytelling?
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What makes a good story?
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True Story
• Three Stages– More detailed in each stage
• For each stage– Deal two cards to each person– Pick card that reminds you of a memory you feel comfortable sharing– On your turn, follow instructions for current stage– When finished your turn, reveal the card that inspired it
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Need inspiration?
Podcasts• The Moth• 99% Invisible• Freakonomics
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Print and Cut Along Grey LinesNeed more? Grab the game from http://truestorytime.org/game/
Resources: Sample Prompt Cards
School Days
Lesson learned
Playground is the real classroom
Show'em what you've got
Make Up
Time to say I'm sorry
Time to tell a tall tale
Time to look in the mirror
Too Many People
The crushing crowd
Rumors and roars
I can't see, I can't breathe
And then... BOOM
Hold your breathe and time stops
The explosion, the consequences
Much bigger than expected
Take Me Seriously
A kid just trying to grow upA lover not getting his due
Making a name for yourself
Tragedy Waiting To Happen
Acts of God or more misfortune
End of the world or just split milk
Do bad times wait around the bend?
Moving
Up, out, or getting back into shape
Filling boxes with memories
Saying goodbye, saying hello
Revenge
You'll pay for this
Holding a grudge
A dish best served cold
Teacher
Some lessons are hard, some hurt
You meet them throughout life
Wisdom and passing it on
Dance Dance Dance
Freedom in the groove
Body moving, or wanting to
From dark till dawn
Escape
Prison break, runaway bride
Holiday by the sea
From fantasy into reality
Go For It!
A leap of faith into the unknown
Ask him out! Take the job!
Hesitating before you act
Thanks!
Twitter: @brendonjwilsonHashtags: #SVPCamp #GameFace
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Brendon J. Wilsonwww.brendonwilson.com